In his expanded role, Mitchell will oversee the organization's year-round programming, including the Los Angeles Film Festival, where he will take over for David Ansen, who is stepping down as artistic director. READ MORE

Alfred Molina and Abigail Spencer also shared childhood stories and sport analogies as they talked about their careers and the acting industry during one of the festival's Coffee Talk sessions. READ MORE

Behind the Screen explores the impact of technology on movies and TV shows, specifically content producers, cinematographers, editors, VFX shops and artists, sound mixers and editors, technical (including R&D) roles and the post-production community. This includes products from companies like Red, Canon, Dolby and Avid to new hires in key below-the-line positions on movies or at below the line post/VFX shops